Religion: Crusader in the Capital

"God is going to speak to the people of Washington ... He will awaken them spiritually in a way that will affect the whole wide world . . . All of these exposures have brought home the need for a spiritual awakening . . . If we had come earlier, it might not have been the time. Now, I am convinced, is the time."

With these words Evangelist Billy Graham moved in on Washington, D.C. for the first time in his career, to hold a five-week "crusade" of revival meetings. As a concession to Washington's...

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